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A Grieving Afghan Man Says He Tried to Get Medical Care for His Brother Who Died in ICE Custody

Naseer Paktiawal just returned from burying his brother in Afghanistan. “I didn’t want to bury him here.”

by Kate Morrissey


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An Historic Strike in Southeast L.A. County Highlights Pressures Facing California Schools

By Mark Kreidler

The district’s teachers’ union staged its first walkout in 154 years over larger class sizes, health care costs and support for special education students.

Texas’ Gulf Coast Has a Health Problem: Benzene Emissions Are Among the Highest in the Nation

By Elena Bruess

At the worst-performing refineries, report finds operators are not tackling recurring and harmful leaks, leading to public health risk.

Federal Job Cuts Hit Black Women Hard — A Year Later, Unemployment Is Up

By Bryce Covert

Losses in government positions are undermining a critical engine of economic mobility for the Black middle class.

As Prices Climb, California Imports More Gasoline Made From Russian Oil

By Aaron Cantú

The state’s failure to reduce driving and to stockpile fuel led to dependence on sanctioned oil refined elsewhere.

What Could a Republican Governor Get Done in Deep-Blue California?

By Mark Kreidler

Experts say he would likely face a recall, but could still wield power through appointments, vetoes and regulatory boards.

Hot Union Spring at LAUSD

By Mark Kreidler

Coordinated bargaining — echoing Hollywood labor fights — helped thousands of workers settle contracts.

Teaching LGBTQ+ History in Trump’s America

By Cerise Castle & Jeremy Lindenfeld

California’s 2011 FAIR Education Act requires that history and social science educators in public schools teach about the contributions of LGBTQ+ people.

Is There Still Hope for Racial Justice When Authoritarians Rule by Conspiracy Theory?

By Erin Aubry Kaplan

Author Ibram X. Kendi on the Great Replacement Theory’s threat to generations of racial progress, and how he stays hopeful in perilous times.








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